Madame Duret

Madame Duret (18**-18**) was a professional actress. Mrs Marie Duret

She apparently worked in Port Elizabeth and Cape Town between 1861 and 1871 with her husband, Mr J.H. le Roy, as one half of the Leroy and Duret or Le Roy and Duret company. They were particularly active in the work presented by the British garrison in Cape Town.

Madame Duret (18**-) was a also a professional actor in the Cape between 1861 and 1871, particularly active in the work presented by the British garrison there.

[JH]

Sources

Bosman, F.C.L., Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. 1980: pp.

P.J. du Toit, 1988

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